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cwhit
Average Member
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 Posted - 03 Jul 2012 : 13:56:07
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| Is it too late to ask for the Torch to be re-routed up Bowling Road, over Musley Lane and into King George Road as the potholes are atrocious here. |
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mb1
Advanced Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03 Jul 2012 : 13:57:15
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| Good idea cwhit!!! |
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skippy
Advanced Member
1019 Posts |
Posted - 03 Jul 2012 : 17:04:16
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Originally posted by cwhit
Is it too late to ask for the Torch to be re-routed up Bowling Road, over Musley Lane and into King George Road as the potholes are atrocious here.
Guess where they diverted the funding from to do the other roads
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AThomas
Average Member
United Kingdom
311 Posts |
Posted - 06 Jul 2012 : 20:14:52
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| Good Luck tomorrow for the Olympic Torch procession - I hope it all goes well, and the weather behaves too! |
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mb1
Advanced Member
United Kingdom
2138 Posts |
Posted - 06 Jul 2012 : 22:34:36
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| I also hope its a good day tomorrow and that the weather is not too bad!! wish I could be there. |
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Warewolf
Advanced Member
United Kingdom
1453 Posts |
Posted - 07 Jul 2012 : 09:13:59
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| Wow, could do with one of these every week, never seen the High Street so clean and tidy! Well done to all involved. |
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Andy B
Moderator
New Zealand
3159 Posts |
Posted - 07 Jul 2012 : 10:58:42
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Well did we see the torch from here in NZ or not?
We were watching on the webcam, its evening here, and it became tricky to get a connection as the server was being overloaded. We saw loads of buses and police going through and we think a guy in white running behind a bus who may have had the torch?
If anyone took any pictures put us out of our misery!!
Shame it started raining we hope it dries up for the carnival parade. |
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Blueboy
Average Member
United Kingdom
320 Posts |
Posted - 07 Jul 2012 : 11:12:23
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| If it's any consolation that was pretty much all I saw from Surbiton. Why was the torch bearer so close behind a support vehicle rather than out in front? Perhaps it wasn't the torch bearer but every body started to move away after that so I guessed it must have been. |
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Scottman
Advanced Member
United Kingdom
1758 Posts |
Posted - 07 Jul 2012 : 11:21:43
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Ware was very crowded indeed. Amazing. Most of the marketing ballyhoo went through five minutes earlier and that confused a lot of us. The flame was run through almost hidden (as above) as something of an anticlimax, almost in time with the rain.
Underwhelming - the flame should have been out in front. |
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tommy
Junior Member
United Kingdom
21 Posts |
Posted - 07 Jul 2012 : 11:38:54
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I believe the support vehicle in front of the torch was the BBC webcam (converted horsebox which has done an excellent job of recording the whole flame journey from Lands End to Bishops Stortford so far). An opportunity for everyone to follow the journey, not just the "98% of people who live within an hour from a proposed event". This sad person is really enjoying the webcam coverage but I suppose it is the BBC so better complain.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchrelay
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/rogermosey/2012/05/torch_relay_challenge_for_bbc.html |
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Alec
Senior Member
United Kingdom
616 Posts |
Posted - 07 Jul 2012 : 11:48:48
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| Ware more packed than I've ever seen before - quite brilliant! Shame the rain arrived with the torch, but who cares! Went by quickly, but just what I expected. For those wise enough to stay for the carnival parade, we had a second dose, with Andy French proudly leading Great Amwell Cubs with his torch from Tuesday - this was my highlight of the day! What a great day for Ware... |
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kate darcy
Senior Member
United Kingdom
631 Posts |
Posted - 07 Jul 2012 : 12:06:45
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| 3rd ware cubs and beavers had a good view of the torch change over and lighting of the flame. Many of them got to touch the torch that was waiting to be lit. |
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Warewolf
Advanced Member
United Kingdom
1453 Posts |
Posted - 07 Jul 2012 : 12:20:48
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| Fantastic turnout! To see an 86 year old run up the Watton Road hill is truly inspiring! |
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RichardH
Average Member
United Kingdom
380 Posts |
Posted - 07 Jul 2012 : 12:22:52
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Some phone cam snaps
Little cherubs
Some of the corporate juggernaut
Is it just me or is this a bit wrong?
Aha! It does exist.
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Speculator
Average Member
United Kingdom
348 Posts |
Posted - 07 Jul 2012 : 12:26:46
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Originally posted by Andy B
If anyone took any pictures put us out of our misery!!
Shame it started raining we hope it dries up for the carnival parade.
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Flatcat
Junior Member
United Kingdom
38 Posts |
Posted - 07 Jul 2012 : 12:29:57
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| Had a great view from up a ladder outside highway cycles, thanks chaps. Got some brilliant photos but can't seem to upload them to my post on my iPad.....doh! |
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Speculator
Average Member
United Kingdom
348 Posts |
Posted - 07 Jul 2012 : 12:36:56
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| Nice to see the pre 1997 Flag of the British colony of Hong Kong again in the parade instead of the SAR flag. |
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Simes
Average Member
United Kingdom
121 Posts |
Posted - 07 Jul 2012 : 13:09:40
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